J063--FY26 SERVICES (BASE+4) SOLICITATION 2 - Security Systems Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive security systems services for the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York, including preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergency response, software support, and limited new installations for four integrated systems: Milestone XProtect Video Surveillance System (277 cameras), LenelS2 OnGuard Physical Access Control System (162 PIV card readers), Micro Technology Lynx Keyboard Duress Alarm System, and Zenitel AlphaCom Intercom System. Contractors must maintain technician certifications in Lenel, Milestone, Zenitel AlphaCom, and Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, dispatch from a location within 60 miles of Albany, and comply with VA Vendor Credentialing Service requirements. The contract includes 600 annual on-site labor hours, a $39,260 annual equipment fund, monthly preventive maintenance, and standard service call acknowledgment within four hours with restoration within two business days, while emergency calls require acknowledgment within four hours and restoration within eight hours with seven-day-per-week coverage. Evaluation criteria include technical capability and experience (demonstrated through three references), geographical service location and response time capability, and total aggregate cost of the base year plus four one-year option periods. The deadline for questions was February 4, 2026, and proposals were due February 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST, with a site visit scheduled for February 3, 2026.

This solicitation is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 561621 (Security Systems Services), with contract performance spanning from February 15, 2026 through February 14, 2031 (base year plus four option years). The scope includes annual software licensing and support agreements for all four security systems, 600 on-site labor hours per year, installation of three new PACS doors and three new cameras annually, and replacement parts including cameras, POE injectors, surge protectors, PIV card readers, door locksets, power supplies, door relays, and monitors based on failure projections. Offerors must submit pricing on the revised B.4 Price/Cost Schedule across all five contract years and provide supplemental insurance including workers' compensation with $100,000 employer's liability coverage, general liability of $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability of $200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence. Performance will be conducted entirely on-site at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center located at 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208-3410, with all work performed during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST) except for emergency service calls available seven days per week.